On a different perspective, I always try to think of Terms and Conditions being binding on the *website* not on the user - the user is giving us data as long as we agree to follow our Terms and Conditions. Then the T&Cs are things like "we won't sell your email address" and so on.
Tim On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Gregor Kiddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My main issue with the idea of the T&C being legally binding is the > assumption that the person who used the system is the same person who > agreed to the Terms and Conditions, or even that they agreed to the > Terms and Conditions at all! > > Take the recent Flash Player click-jacking fix. If a website used > click-jacking to get someone to click "agree" on a T&C dialog they never > see, are they still bound by it? > > Bigger picture again for a website, how can you actually legally prove > that someone has ever agreed to your T&Cs? Without some piece of user > identifiable information replacing the simple click action, this is > impossible. > > Gk. > > Gregor Kiddie > Senior Developer > INPS > > Tel: 01382 564343 > > Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 > 3QJ > > Registered Number: 1788577 > > Registered in the UK > > Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk > > The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended > solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it > by anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are > solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of > INPS or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient > please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Kei te kōrero tiki au. Kei te kōrero tiki koe. Ka kōrero tiki tāua. Kōrero ai tiki tāua. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
